Hungarian leaders' TV debate

Budapest - Election fever mounted in Hungary yesterday a day ahead of a televised debate seen as crucial to the outcome of next…

Budapest - Election fever mounted in Hungary yesterday a day ahead of a televised debate seen as crucial to the outcome of next Sunday's final round of voting. The Socialist Prime Minister, Mr Gyula Horn, and Mr Viktor Orban, president of the centre-right Fidesz Hungarian Civic Party which finished a close second in the first round on May 10th, will debate live today on television and national radio.

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